Upstream drilling news
Dolphin Drilling chooses Aberdeeen for international headquarters
The move follows recent investment in the company from a US-based private equity firm.
Drill stem test on Lincoln Crestal produces oil
The well, offshore the Shetland Islands, UK, was shut-in yesterday to enable a planned pressure build-up test.
Petro Matad provides update on Heron-1 well in Mongolia
Analysis of the wireline logs acquired during drilling of the well supports the interpretation of a 77 m gross interval of potential oil reservoir.
Operators adopting Churchill technology to tackle stuck pipe
A one-hour cut was achieved by the HyPR HoleSaver after a major operator became stuck around 13 000 ft due to heavy losses.
Northern Offshore secures jack-up for work offshore Abu Dhabi
The company has received a firm Letter of Award for the high-specification jack-up drilling unit Energy Emerger.
Sonadrill awarded nine well contract offshore Angola
The contract is for the Libongos drillship, which is owned by Sonangol.
TWMA secures £20 million of North Sea contracts
The contracts, with major North Sea operators, are for TWMA to provide offshore processing of drilling waste.
EM&I technology avoids dry docking costs
A joint industry project led by the company has led to the development of the ODIN diverless alternative for use on floating assets.
Airborne Oil & Gas to supply TCP flowlines to supermajor in West Africa
The company will provide the supermajor with a 4 km, 7.1 in. inner diameter (ID), 160 bar design pressure TCP Flowline for water injection replacing existing corroded flowlines in the field.
Lundin Norway digital drilling operations portal implementation launched
The Drilling Portal combines remote monitoring of information from multiple different systems to provide a quick and intuitive overview of all drilling operations.